BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- On Friday, dozens marched and chanted for John Mendoza Jr., who was shot and killed by a Brazoria County sheriff's deputy early Monday morning.

"They took the life of a young man, just reckless and senseless acts of abuse of power, and for nothing, for nothing. My son can't tell his story, so we have to tell it for him," said Mendoza's dad, John Mendoza Sr. His family said that starts with Mendoza coming home from Texas State University for the summer.

They said he was driving home with friends when a Brazoria County sheriff's deputy attempted to pull him over in Lake Jackson early Monday morning.